Cinder clamp



July 6 1926.

W. W. BAILLIE CINDER CLAMP Filed July 2. 1925 lafff'mmwmmw. 6

l @mining movable janis released.

*Panna .my e, 5192s;

`This invention relates tojimprowements in grapples,and is moreparticularlyadapted toa Vclamp i''or grasping and'removing cin-Y'` -entinvention is' toprov'ideV a? tool 'Offthe above mentioned characterAwhich includes a tubular member having a stationary jaw on the lowerendthereof, fan elongated rod ex;-- Y .tending longitudinally throughv vthetubular' member and being adapted Vfor slidable movement therein havinga'ijawcarried 4byl itsjlovver' end and adapted for cooperation Witlrthestationary jaw'inelamping andA holding the einderor olinlrer Whiohistobe removed;" v j .Affurther object is to provide a tool of the abovementioned 'character' wherein means is provided forautomatically'returningffthe movable jawf` to its normallyopen' position1 V"isbentv upwardly' 'asffillustr-atedf:at 11j, vand 'hfe'l-prurposethereof 'will her when the actuating means forthe rod Z`"a1 l A stillfurther Aobjeot isVv to 'p rovidea -too of Vthe abovementioned'oliaraeter is lsimple 1n construction, inexpensive, strong anddurable and further' Well adaptedtd V' tlie purpose forv Whio'h'itis7designed-1- if' Other objeots andadvantages of the? inf vention Willbecome 'apparent from thejfollowind'- description; taken in Connectionwith the accompanyingdrawing;

' In'v the vaecompanying "drawing forming a part of this application andfin which like numerals designzxte like lparts throughout the samez-V fi f The figure represents a vertical seotional view of the oinder vclampembodyingfmy involition, with parts being shown-in elevation. Y Y

In the draWing,Wherein for the' purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred emv .bodiment of my' invention, the fnum'erall Y designates anelongated tubular member, the respective ends ofr which are externallythreaded.- `Adaptedto be Adetaohabljvv sup? kpoitedon the lower end of'the tubular mem- ,ber is the stationary jaw 2,7it being formed o asuitable piece-'o metal. The upper end 'thereof is bent laterally asillustrated at 3,

' andthe same is provided With the suitable opening for permitting thelower end of the tubular member to extend therethrough,

suitable clamping` nuts 4 and 5be1ng threaded on the tubular .member anddisposed onopposite sides of the .laterally ex- QWALTEBW. Yianrnrfna,"oF WARREN, Ogm; 'i

Vfastened as at '15.

Vtending rportion@` 3 for-'s'eouringvthe-jaW againstf accidentaldisplacement from" A the .glovzerendjof,the tubular member.V Thefopvthe-stationaryjaw'is formedisI-also bent latorally.asillustratedjatG'v and is disposed V'b'eloiv theflovverf end? oftheltubular member infgthe 'manner clearly illustrated in the -Afhandlei's'arranged at thelopposite ,end

Vof fthe tubular; member,it hfe= same having' lits maybedisposed'fover'lth'eIupper jend of' the tubnlanmeniber, *suitable fyclamping Vn vutsf 9 and IO being lthreaded on the' upper iendj theintermediate Vportion of the handlefor ldetae'hably seonrling'l thesaine 1iny-position thereon.- `The torwardendiogfftheY handle?tubulanine'mber. l andffadapted:for'slidable einarterbe more y ofthe'tubular memberfon-*opposite sides of movement therein is theelongated rodlQ,

the same being of greater fle'ngtlrtha'n i the `tubular member, thel'rwer'i end of said: rod extendine through asin/table"openingprov'rdedl'thereor fm' t'l'iel-flate'rally extending l 4lower'portion "6' 'oi'ifthje 'stationary Jaw: 2.Y i

The; movable j'awffdes'ignated 1generallyby the rnumeral 13, andvfliiohis seouredon they `jlower portion o1"- ther'od l2vis formed of' a singlepieceometal, the same vbeingfbent baolrupon itsel'iI intermediate yitsends, Vthe free endfportions ofsaid piece ofmetal being Y securedtoasuitablebloelr 14C, the latter in `turn being supported-on the rodv12-and A coil spring 16' enoirjolies the loiverportion of the elongatedvrod l2 and is disposed between the laterally tending portion l6 ofthejaw 2, and the movable 13 as is olearlylillustrated inthedrawingg TheCoil -springfl provides, aY means for normallv-holding-1the movable j awaway from the stationaryjaw. Y .Y

'A trigger 17 isV pivotally Vsecured Vat' its vforward :end to the upperend ofthe upwardly lextending portion 1l ofthe handle 7,

as at 18 The intermediateportion ofthe v trigger is operativelyconneotedto the upper end of the elongatedrod 12 Which extends above the upperend of the tubular member 1- through the medium of t-he link 19. L

v The 'operation lof my impl-owed 'einder clamp may be briefly stated asfollovvvs Norg mally, the parts are arranged asshown `l1n.

the drawing, and it iS 'dbvioiie 'that when' .thetrigger 17 is Ypresseddownwardly the rod 12 will move downwardly within the tui y bularmembei` 1, simultaneously causing the bodimentjof the invention it vis/to be k'stood that minor Achanges, inV the fsize, shape yand'arrangement of parts maybereSortedft-o movable jaw 13 to move intoooaoting re ation with thestationa-ry jaw vagainst thetension o-i'theooilepring 16 wherebythe einder or :oliiiker,willbegolamped betweenthe ,j awe, .andy-'held therebetween to permit the- Same to befifemo'ved-fiom the steif-e5 VTfr ate, or `fur-nace'. Asgsoon .as the 'trigger isl"lifelased, the ooi-l Spring Y16 will force `tlreinovla-ble jaw 13upvfardlas welglfasA 'the elongated rod 1271s() that the movable jaw isreturned to ite-rioru mal position fout "of cooperating relationwith-,thefetationary jawbw g,

A tool of the above mentioned'ehsiraoter will save considerable timefhd. ,1ab0l '1 11 T@- v"moving oinder elinliers 'froma stoveor i*rnace,-and i-urtherinore will at all times be positive and efficient "1nlearrying i out the pur- :poses orfivhioh itjis designed.- lThe sim-"plicity of the -present devioeqenablesvthe same 'to be constructed at avery lowfcost, yet being Strong and' durable.

lVhile -I rvhave shown ktheY @prei-erred, emundervvithout departing fromthe fspirito'f the invention Y and the scope of the appended yclaimsHaving thlis deseribed the invention, what YI claim as'rneyv -anl desiretoY eeoure by p jaw 'carried `by the lower end ther'eof, an

Letters` :Pa-tentVieze@ V l V Y v1. A tool `oftheclassi describedeomprisng ani'elongatiedju tubular `mjember, a `stationary elongatedrodV exten'dii'ig` longitudinally through Vthe ytubular member andladapted `for slidablemovement. therein, the lower end `AAoit Nszcidrod'enit'ending through the stationary .iaw,' a jaw carried by the lowerportion of rrod, means for moving said rod 'down-V wardly whereby thejaw Carried on the lo'wer portion 'thereof is brought into co actingrelation with the stationary jaw, and facoil*springenoiroling the lowerportion of the rod and dispoeed between the stationary jaw ,and themovable jaw'. for forcing -the latter upwardly to its normalpositionpwhen the aforementioned meansr isgreleased.

' 2. A tool oil? `the lClass described'Comprising aii'elongatecl tubularmember, a Stationary jaw carried by the )lower vend thereof, van.elongated rod extending' y longitudinally through tlie 'tubular memberand adapted for Vslidablemove/ment therein, fa jaw carried by thelowerend o the said rod, (a Stationary handle at the upper e'ndotth'e"tubular inemfber, said stationary'handle 'having its 'intermediateportion disposed 4horizon t'ally and secured on ythe upper end of therod,'the end portions of the handle being bent upwardly in Vdivergentrelation,y a trigger fpivotally Sey WALTER W. BKILLiE.

